Why Get Involved?

> 2,001 The number of homeless students in Seminole County Public Schools (as of 6/2014)> 32.4 The average number of homeless students in each school> 23% of Florida's children under 18 are living in poverty> 1.6 million The approximate number of homeless children in the United States every year> 1 in 4 children does not have access to nutritional food on a daily basis> 2-3 The average number of times a homeless child moves each year> 3x Homeless children are three times more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and PTSD.> 21% of homeless children become homeless adults.

What is the best way to prevent homeless children from becoming homeless adults?

For more information, check out the 60 Minutes Special,"Homeless Children: the Hard Times Generation." Scott Pelley's in-depth examination explores the crisis of homeless children in Seminole County Public Schools, the youngest victims of these recent tough times.